Nevada trails · Ruby Crest Trail
Ruby Crest Trail
A 14.8-mile network in Nevada, with 3,588 ft of climbing. Reaches Pearl Peak.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 9.8 and mile 14.8. It gives back about 9,077 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pearl Peak (summit)
Getting there
HARRISON PASS 7 access. About 1 h 12 min drive (48 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Elko. 40.31557, -115.51063 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:24 a.m., the sun rises at 6:51 a.m. and sets at 6:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:31 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.8-mile route takes roughly 7 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:07 p.m. — 3 h 56 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- North Furlong — 17.8 mi
- Ruby Crest National Recreation — 21.1 mi
- Right Fork Lamoille — 23.5 mi
- Hennen Canyon — 24.1 mi